Mens Rea Flashcards
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Define direct intent
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The consequence is the defendants aim or purpose
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Define mens rea
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The guilty mind of the defendant
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Define recklessness
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The defendant knows the risk but takes it anyway
3
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Oblique/ indirect intention
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The two part test/ virtual certainty test
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Direct intent case
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Mohan shows direct intent is hard to prove
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Oblique intent case
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Woolin
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Recklessness case
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Cunningham 1957
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What is transferred malice
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When the mens rea of the crime directed at one person is transferred to the unintended victim of the crime
8
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Contemporaneity rule
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Where are the mens rea and actus reus meets.
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Recklessness has to be …
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Foreseeable
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Intention has to be …
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Virtually certain
